Vending booth



A. BAK

VENDING BOOTH Aug. 24, 19.3 7.

2 Sheets-Sheet Filed Jan. 9, 1957 INVENTOR. ecu ,Bm

ATTORNEY.

Aug. 24, 1937. BAK 2,090,827

VENDING BOOTH Filed Jan. 9, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 33 32 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 24, 1937 PATENT QFFICE VENDING BOOTH Andrew Balk, Chicago, 111., assignor of one-fourth to Mary Struz and one-fourth to Mike Struz,

both of Chicago, Ill.

Application January 9,

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to vending booths and has for its main object the provision of a portable vending booth constructed of metal and which may be easy to manufacture and assemble.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a vending booth provided with an opening in one of its walls within which a suitable temporary wall may be positioned, which temporary wall may be operated by a suitable mechanism for the purpose of raising or lowering the same.

With the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Fig. 1 is a perspective elevational view of the booth;

Fig. 2 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the booth on line 22 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is .an enlarged fragmentary view on horizontal line through the booth on line 44 of Fig. 1; i

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is an elevational inside view of a temporary movable wall; and

Fig. '7 is an elevational view of pawl and ratchet mechanism for locking the mechanism which operates the raising and lowering of the movable wall.

Referring to the present drawings there isshown therein a box-like booth structure, preferably made of sheet metal, and which includes front wall I0, one side wall H, another side wall l2 and rear wall l3.

In each corner of the booth, as defined by said walls, an angle member l4 may be provided, the lower ends of which, in continuation, constituting legs l5 which extend below the lower ends of said walls and upon which the booth is adapted to be supported on the ground. A plurality of angle members 16 are provided at the top of said walls of the booth for the purpose of strengthening the structure and for defining a horizontal flange ll, as clearly seen on Fig. 1, for providing an addi- 1937, Serial No. 119,753

tional support for roof 18. So that rain Water may readily flow off said roof l8, the same is positioned at an incline, and for that purpose the upper ends of said walls are correspondingly bevelled.

The upper end of rear wall I 3 is outwardly bent to provide ledge Hi to which roof [8 is hinged as at 20, at its adjacent rear edge. Said roof l8 has its front edge and one side edge adjacent wall II of the booth bent in one direction to provide at said edges upwardly projecting flange 2| which prevents the rain Water from flowing off the roof at said edges and directs the water towards the rear edge of said roof. At the opposite side edge said roof I8 has a downwardly projecting flange 22 which overhangs the upper end of side wall l2 of the booth. Said roof I8 is further provided on its underface with angle strips 23 for providing a close fit between said roof l8 and the adjacent upper ends of the Walls of the booth for preventing wind or rain from entering into the booth and under said roof I8. On its underface the roof is provided with a handle 24 for the purpose of manually raising or lowering the roof for the purpose of bringing the same into an open inoperative position shown on Fig. 1 or to an operative closed position shown on Figs. 2 and 3.

Made in the upper end of side wall l2, and at the rear portion thereof, are ventilating openings 25, which may be opened or shut by means of a sliding damper 26 which is slidably positioned within a guide plate 21 and which may be manually operated by an integral and transversally bent flange 28. Below said damper plate 26 a shelf 29 may be positioned.

Substantially centrally of the booth is another horizontal shelf 30 of a substantially L-shaped formation, which may be supported by means of angle irons 3| or by any other suitable means. The inner edge of said shelf 30 is strengthened by an angle flange 32, which, in combination with the adjacent edge of said shelf 30 provides a recess 33 within which a hinged movable shelf 34 may fit. Said latter shelf is hinged at its rear edge by hinges 35 which are mounted upon the rear wall 13. Said movable shelf has a downwardly depending flange 36 whereby the construction of the shelf may be strengthened, and adjacent its front end is provided with an eye 31 whereby said shelf 34 may be secured to wall 13 by means of hook 38 engaging said eye 31 when said shelf 34 is raised. It is observed that when said shelf 34 is lowered, the same, in conjunction with shelf 30 occupies the entire space of the booth. Articles may be laid on both of said shelves and may be sold While the vendor remains on the outside. When said shelf 34 is raised, the space defined by said shelf 34 may be occupied by a vendor while standing or sitting upon chair 39. Below the side edge portion of shelf 36 stove 46 is positioned. A chimney pipe 4i passing through side wall !2 connects with said stove while the vertical portion of said chimney pipe 4! remains on the outside and is in.

parallel relation with said wall.

Both said chair 39 and stove 45 rest upon floor 42 which rests upon angle bars 43 affixed adjacent the lower ends of rear wall l3 and side walls H and [2. The front edge of said floor 42 is downwardly flanged as at 44 and does not extend to the front wall i l of the booth for defining a slot therewith for the purposes herein-' after described.

The side wall H has an opening made there.- within for the purpose of inserting therewithin door 45 which is hinged to said side wall by means of hinges 46, through which door access may be had to the inside of the booth.

The front wall H] of the booth, at its upper, substantially one-half portion, is provided with a rectangular opening 4! which may be normally, when the booth is not in use, shut by a closure wall 48, which is hinged, as at 49 by one of its edges, to the lower horizontal edge of wall Hl defined by said opening 41. Said closure wall 48 carries on one of its faces a housing 55 which defines a plurality of pockets 5i within which newspapers or like articles may be held. When said closure wall itremains within, opening 41 said housing 55 enters the booth through its front wall IE] to assume the position illustrated on Fig. 2. Locking means operable from within the booth may be provided whereby said closure wall 48 may be locked with said front wall It].

When said closure wall 48 is in an open position shown on Figs. 1 and 4 a movable temporary wall may be raised tofit within opening 41. Said movable temporary wall includes a body portion 52 made of sheet metal, provided adjacent its two vertical edges with rack bars 53, while its upper edge is inwardly bent to provide a horizontal flange 54. The body portion 52 of the movable wall is provided with window 55 and a glassed door 56 hinged to the body portion of said wall at 51, permitting the opening of said door 56 towards the inside of the booth. Latch 53 keeps said door 56 locked to said body portion 52 of the window. When said movable wall 52 is raised to its operative position illustrated on Figs. 1 and 5, the sold articles may be handed out by the vendor remaining inside of the booth, through said door 56.

Superimposed on the angle iron !4, at each edge of front wall I0, is a plate. 59 for the purpose of forming a groove 65 within which the edges of the movable wall 52 may fit and wherein the same may be guided for sliding movement when said wall is either raised or lowered.

Positioned below shelf 30 and adjacent front wall I0 is a horizontal shaft 6| the ends of which may be positioned within bearings 52 carried by side walls II and l2 of the booth. Adjacent each end of said shaft 6| the same carries a gear 63 which meshes with rack bars 53. One of the ends of said shaft 6| carries a ratchet wheel 64 which cooperates with pawl 65 which is set upon shaft 66 which latter shaft is affixed to side wall H. A leaf spring 61 aflixed by one of its ends as at 68 to front wall [6 bears by its other end against pawl 55 for causing the engagement of the latter with ratchet wheel 64 as shown on Fig. 7. The other end of pawl 65 is provided with a lug 69 which may be manually grasped for disengaging said pawl from ratchet wheel 64.

Wall II is provided with opening 10 providing access to the adjacent end of shaft 6|. Said end has a polygonal bore made therewithin with which an end of handle H of an analogous formation may fit for the purpose of rotating said shaft 6| in either direction.

The front edge of shelf 30 is reduced to provide a recess 12 within which the free end of flange 54 rests when said movable wall 52 is lowered through the medium of shaft 6|, gears 62 and rack bars 53. When said movable wall 52 is in that inoperative lowered position, as shown on Fig. 4 said flange 54, remaining within recess 12 is flush with shelf 30. When in that position, and the closure wall 48 remains within opening 41, housing 50 by its adjacent end will bear against said flange 54 and will prevent the upward sliding movement of said movable wall 52.

The slot defined by flange 44 of floor 42 and the adjacent portion of front wall l0 permits an unobstructed movement of the movable wall 52 and rack bars 53.

From the hereinabove description it will be seen that during favorable Weather movable wall 52 may remain in its inoperative position shown on Fig. 2 with the closure wall 48 open as seen on Figs. 1 and 4. Roof l8 may likewise remain open and the street vendor may remain on the outside of the booth. In case of inclement weather the roof is closed and the movable wall 52 is raised by operating shaft by means of handle I l, and the street vendor, upon raising a complementary shelf 34 may remain sitting within the booth on chair 39 and sell the articles such as newspapers and the like through door 56. To lower said movable wall 52 pawl 65 is released from its engagement with ratchet wheel 64 by applying thereto a manual pressure at lug 69 at which time handle H is operated into an opposite direction for the purpose of lowering said movable wall 52 and bringing the same to its inoperative position shown on Figs. 2 and 4.

While there is described herein a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is:

1. In a vending booth including a plurality of Wa1ls,.one of' said Walls having an opening, a closure hingedly connected to said latter wall and adapted for outward angular swinging movement with relation thereto, a housing mounted upon one face of said closure, said housing providing a vending receptacle when said closure is in inoperative outwardly swung position, said housing being adapted to enter said booth through said openingv when said closure remains in an operative position within said opening, and a temporary movable wall adapted to be shifted into the path of said opening or away from it, said housing bearing against one end of said temporary movable wall when said closure remains within said opening for preventing shifting of said temporary movable wall into its op-"ns erative position and within the path of said opening.

2. In a vending booth including a plurality of walls, one of said walls having an opening, a closure hingedly connected to said latter wall and adapted for outward angular swinging movement with relation thereto, a housing mounted upon one face of said closure, said housing providing a vending receptacle when said closure is in an inoperative outwardly swung position, said housing being adapted to enter said booth through said opening when said closure remains in an operative position within said opening, a movable Wall within said booth and positioned adjacent the wall of the booth having said opening, means for shifting said movable wall in a vertical direction to or away from the path of said opening, a shelf mounted within said booth, said shelf having an edge positioned adjacent the lowermost edge of said opening, and a flange at an upper end of said movable wall for engaging the top of said movable wall upon said shelf when said movable wall remains in an inoperative position, said housing bearing against said flange of said movable wall when said closure remains within said opening for preventing upward shifting of said movable wall.

3. In a vending booth including a plurality of walls, one of said walls having an opening, a closure hingedly connected to said latter wall and adapted for outward swinging movement with relation thereto, a housing mounted upon one face of said closure, said housing providing a vending receptacle when said closure is in an inoperative outwardly swung position, said housing being adapted to enter said booth when said closure remains in an operative position within said opening, and a temporary movable wall adapted to be shifted into the path of said opening when said closure remains in an outwardly swung position.

ANDREW BAK. 

